Tour de l'Oise - France

May 12-14

Stage 1, Creil--Beauvais -158.5 kms

  1. Jelle Nijdam (Netherlands, TVM)    4.0.15  minus 10 secs boni
  2. Boardman (GB, GAN)                    s.t. minus 6 secs boni
  3. Durand (France, Castorama)           + 47 minus 4 secs boni
  4. Steels (Belgium, Vlaanderen 2002)    1.15
  5. Moncassin (France, Novell)
  6. Van den Abeele (Belgium, Cedico)
  7. Van Haecke (Belgium, Collstrop)
  8. Van Dick (Belgium, TVM)
  9. Daelman (Belgium, Rotan)
 10. Van Steen (Netherlands, TVM)         all same time
"The sprint," said Boardman masking his disappointment with a joke, "I launched that three kilometres from the finish. In fact that was the third time I tried to shake off Nijdam, who wasn't doing any work. But it was impossible to get rid of him."

Stage 2, Beauvais--Noyon, 212.5 kms

  1. Wilfried Nelissen (Belgium, Lotto)   5.33.46 minus 10 secs boni
  2. Capelle (France, GAN)                   s.t. minus 6 secs boni
  3. Steels                                  s.t. minus 4 secs boni
  4. Moncassin
  5. Dierckxsens (Belgium, Collstrop)
  6. Teutenberg (Germany, Novell)
  7. Vasseur (France, GAN)
  8. Marie (France, Castorama)
  9. C. Moreau (France, Festina)
 10. Van der Poel (Netherlands, Collstrop)     all same time
Stage 3, Compiegne--Senlis, 102 kms

  1. Nelissen         2.25.41 minus 6 secs boni
  2. Steels              s.t. minus 4 secs boni
  3. Moncassin           s.t. minus 2 secs boni
  4. Capelle
  5. Veenstra (Netherlands, Motorola)
  6. Teutenberg
  7. Van den Abeele
  8. Kirsipuu (Estonia, Chazal)
  9. Aus (Estonia, Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne)
 10. Auger (Aubervillliers 93-Peugeot)   all s.t.
Stage 4, Nogent-sur-Oise, ITT, 5.7 kms

  1. Boardman                         7.03
  2. Nijdam                           + 04 secs.
  3. Durand                              4
  4. Marie                              11
  5. Laurent (France, Castorama)        20
  6. Lino (France, Le Groupement)       23
  7. Seigneur (France, GAN)            s.t.
  8. Robin (France, Festina)            26
  9. Vasseur (France, GAN)              30
 10. Boussard (France, Aubervilliers)   31
Final General Classification

  1. Nijdam        11.59.30
  2. Boardman          + 02 secs.
  3. Durand              56
  4. Marie             1.34
  5. Laurent           1.43
  6. Lino              1.46
  7. Seigneur           s.t.
  8. Robin             1.49
  9. Steels            1.51
 10. Vasseur           1.53
 11. Boussard          1.54
 12. Virenque          1.55
 13. F. Moreau         1.56
 14. Duclos-Lassalle   1.56
 15. C. Moreau         1.56